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42 Cards in this Set
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In Bhutan most of the people are.....
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subsistence farmers
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In Nepal the group known for its skill in guiding mountain climbers is the...
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Sherpa
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Both Pakistan and India want to control Kashmir mainly for is.....
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water resources
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India's society is organized into social classes based on a person's.....
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ancestry
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Bhutan got its name from its...
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storms
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In 1943 India suffered the world's worst food disaster, known as the......
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Bengal Famine
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Bangladesh's two major rivers are the....
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Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers
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In India many village families set up "cottage industries" which means they.....
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make products in their homes
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In India a group seeking their own independent state are the.....
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Sikhs
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The Himalaya and the Karakoram Range separate South Asia from......
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the rest of Asia
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India is the world's second-largest producer of what crop?
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Rice
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Sri Lanka's 2 major ethnic groups are the Sinhalese and the........
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Tamils
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Pakistan and Bangladesh are both......
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Muslim countries
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In Pakistan people use Sindhi and Punjabi as their....
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major languages
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What country of South Asis was once called the Hidden Holy Land?
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Bhutan
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Sri Lanka lies on an important ocean shipping route between Asia and
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Africa
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Mount Everest lies in....
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Nepal
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In 1947 India won independence from.....
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Great Britain
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The People's Republic of China is the offical name of...
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China
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In China people's lives are controlled in many ways by...
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the government
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China's communist leader who made China a more open country was....
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Deng Xiaoping
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what is true about China
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1. it holds 1/5th of world's population
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Chinese writing uses....
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characters that represent words or ideas
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Mongolia has changed from a strict Communist government to.....
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democracy
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Is Taiwan an island?
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Yes
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China's "one-country, two-system" pledge refers to....
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communism and capitalism
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The small territory of Macau was a colony of.......
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Portugal
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about 64% of China's people live in....
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rural areas
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China's population--1/5th of the world's people is....
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1.27 billion
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The great Wall of China was built..
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to stop northern invaders
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The Chinese thinker whose beliefs attracted artists and writers was.....
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Laozi
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Many Chinese paintings often include.......
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poems
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Taiwan's wealth comes largely from...
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high-technology industries, manufacturing and trade
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Hong Kong and Macau are....
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Chinese cities that were once controlled by a European country
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China's government and society were shaped by the teachings of...
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Kongfuzi
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In 1989 a protest in Beijing, China to demand more freedom was led by....
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students
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Pandas and other rare animals roam at the eastern end of .........
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the plateau of Tibet
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Why has conflict broken out between Sri Lanka's 2 ethnic groups?
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Tamils are the minority group and feel that they have been mistreated by the majority Sindhalese group.
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Why do tourist rravel to Nepal?
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Himalaya Mts adn Buddhist and Hindu temples of Kathmandu
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What was India's green revolution?
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India's effort ot use modern tecniques and science to increase food production
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What 2 benefits do foreign companies expect from investing in China?
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pay workers less; increase customers by selling to Chinese
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Name 5 early Chinese inventions.
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paper and ink; silk; magnetic compass; printed books; gunpowder; and fireworks
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